19 h. ago Universal Orlando tragedy as woman dies after riding 'Revenge of the Mummy' rollercoaster

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4 d. ago Tragedy as woman, 21, dies after cardiac arrest following botched boob job

Maria Jose Torres Osorio, aged 21, died in hospital after suffering health complications from the two cosmetic procedures she had done at a private clinic in Colombia

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4 d. ago Marcus Gilbert dead at 67 as Riders star's tragic cancer battle

Marcus Gilbert, who played Rupert Campbell-Black in the hit 1993 series Riders, has died aged 67 following a battle with cancer.

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4 d. ago Riders star Marcus Gilbert dies aged 67 two years after finding love with co

Actor Marcus Gilbert, who played Rupert Campbell Black in the 1993 TV adaptation of Jilly Cooper's Riders, has died at the age of 67 following a three year cancer battle

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4 d. ago Marcus Gilbert dead: Riders actor dies two years after finding love with co

Riders actor Marcus Gilbert, who played Rupert Campbell Black in the hit series has died

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5 d. ago Truckin’ on: Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead’s 10 best recordings

From 46-minute jams to MTV video hits, here are the freedom-loving Dead guitarist and singer’s finest songs about ‘rainbows of sound’ and ‘enjoying the ride’• Bob Weir, co-founder of rock group the Grateful Dead, dies at age 78• Alexis Petridis: ‘Bob Weir was the chief custodian of the Dead’s legacy’• Aaron Dessner: ‘I’ll never forget playing with him’The Dead’s love for the road is in evidence on this segment from That’s It for the Other One, the four-part opening track of their second LP, Anthem of the Sun. A rare Bob Weir-penned lyric details the Dead’s youngest member being busted by the cops “for smiling on a cloudy day” – referencing a real-life incident when Weir pelted police with water balloons as they conducted what he took to be illegal searches outside the group’s Haight-Ashbury hangout. It then connects with the band’s spiritual forebears the Merry Pranksters by referencing Neal Cassady, driver of “a bus to never-ever land”. The song later evolved into The Other One, on...

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8 d. ago Stephen Colbert on ICE killing of Minnesota woman: ‘A senseless yet entirely predictable tragedy’

Late-night hosts discuss the Trump administration’s torrent of untruths over the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole GoodLate-night hosts expressed outrage over the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) officer in Minneapolis. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Diane Crump, first woman to ride in the Kentucky Derby, dies at 77

She made history as the first woman to ride professionally in a horse race in 1969

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2 w. ago Clare Balding's dad dies aged 87 as tributes paid to famous horse trainer

Sports presenter Clare Balding's father Ian, who was a champion horse rider and trained horses for Queen Elizabeth II, has died at the age of 87

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2 w. ago Clare Balding's beloved dad Ian dies as tributes paid to famous horse trainer

Sports presenter Clare Balding's dad Ian - who was a champion horse rider and trained horses for Queen Elizabeth II - has died at the age of 87

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2 w. ago Clare Balding's dad Ian Balding dies as tributes paid to horse racing and training legend

BBC Sport and Channel 4 presenter Clare Balding's dad - a legendary horse trainer and Cheltenham Festival-winning rider - has died at the age of 87

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2 w. ago Toboggan ride ends in tragedy as husband dies and wife is critically injured when they take a wrong turn and plunge 250ft off vertical cliff in Austria

The couple were sledding down the Rabantalm mountnain in East Tyrol on New Year's Day alongside their daughter and her partner when they suddenly veered off the edge of the vertical slope.

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2 w. ago Holidaymakers can save up to 25% off Disney World 2026 trips with simple code

Shoppers can grab Disney World and Universal Orlando deals for summer 2026, with Disney Magic Tickets from £42 a day and up to 25% off with NEWYEAR code

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2 w. ago Tragedy as body of woman pulled from river in UK beauty spot on New Year’s Day as cops probe ‘unexplained’ death

COPS have launched an urgent investigation after the body of a woman was found in a river in a New Year's Day tragedy. Emergency services were called to River Waveney at The Quay in Beccles, Suffolk, after reports a woman was in the water at 8am today. Ambulance crews swooped on the scene and recovered...

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2 w. ago Families can save up to 25% on Orlando theme parks visits in package seller’s huge January sale

Dreaming of the Florida sunshine for 2026? Now is the time to get booking! Right now, holidaymakers can save up to 25% on major Orlando parks, including Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando. AttractionTickets.com January Sale AttractionTickets.com’s sale kicked off on Boxing Day, and runs until 2nd February. This gives you plenty of time to...

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3 w. ago M2 tragedy as woman in her 20s dead after car leaves motorway and flips over

The M2 remains closed after the horror Christmas Eve crash between Junction 5 for Sittingbourne and Junction 4 for Rainham

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3 w. ago Incredible dad dies moments after ‘amazing gesture’ at boy's funeral

Chris Bailey was travelling home after taking part in a 'final ride' motorcycle convoy for the funeral of Kyle Sieniawski, 14, who died of motor neurone disease, when he was killed in a crash

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3 w. ago Tragedy as woman found dead at Greater Manchester railway station

The incident is not being treated as suspicious

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4 w. ago Tourist says she suffered concussion and neck injuries on same Epic theme park coaster that killed a rider

Debbie Reinelt has said that Stardust Racers left her with a ‘loss of capacity for the enjoyment of life in the past and future’

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